Indiana § 5-22-5-9 - Purchases of biobased products
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 5-22-5-9 — Purchases of biobased products, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-22-5-9. Purchases of biobased products
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a purchase of supplies by any of the following:
(1) A governmental body.
(2) A state educational institution.
(b) As used in this section, "biobased product" refers to an item designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a biobased product for federal procurement under Section 9002 of the federal Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102).
(c) A governmental body or a state educational institution shall, whenever possible, purchase biobased products if all of the following apply:
(1) Biobased products are available at the time of the purchase.
(2) It is economically feasible to purchase biobased products.
(3) The purchase of biobased products is not inappropriate because of:
(A) federal regulations or policy in matters involving the federal government; or
(B) the special requirements of scientific uses.
As added by P.L.19-2007, SEC.2.
IC 5-22-6Chapter 6. Purchase of Services
5-22-6-1Procedures 5-22-6-2Rules; policies
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-22-5-9 ("Purchases of biobased products") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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